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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-11
Three Wrong Guesses.

Frederick Smith, who lived in Ran
dolph county, N. c., during the War
of the Revolution, had difficult part
to play. He was Indifferent to the
kings claims, and he cared little for
the cause OF the colonies. If people
wished to be patriots and fight the
British troops, Smith was willing,
provided he was not disturbed in his
log-cabin, which was filled with ''olive
plants in the form of little Smiths.
Smith, being a quiet man, with lit
tie shrewdness, and no convictions,
was willing to side with those in whose
company he found himself, whether
Wing or Tory. But his plastic nature
was the occasion ofseveral difficulties
Small parties of Wings would assume
the costume or badges of Tories, and
60 about the country, picking up
reticent friends OF King George. One
day a party of Wings, disguised as
| Tories, came upon Smith. Notk know
ing him, they asked him the usual
| question, "Whom are you for?"
Smith answered, 81 am for the king,
God bless him!"
care your replied the leader;
''then we'll hang your and in o. min
ute or two Smith was dangling from
the limb of tree.
AS they did not desire to push mat
ters too far, they soon cut him down
and let him 60, with the warning to
change his politics. Not long after O.
parry of Tories. disguised as Wings,
ranging in the neighborhood, asked
him again, "Whom are you for?"
''Tm for the Colonies and Independ-
ence!" exclaimed Smith
Chang the rebel up" exclaimed the
leader
Smith went up, hung as long as he
could without suffocatlng, was lower
ed to the ground, and dismissed with
the Injunction to come out for King
George, or he would certainly hang
until dead the next time.
The months passed, and the war
was almost finished, when Smith was
suddenly surprised by party of
armed men.
"Whom are you for?" shouted the
leader.
Poor Smith was in a fix. He had
answered that question twice before,
and each time the question choked
HIM. happy thought struck him.
"Tm for the devil, said he, with a
chuckle.
care you? Then tie sooner we send
you to your master the better!" re-
piled the leader.
A grapevine was put around Smiths
neck; one end was thrown over the
limb OF a tree; a dozen men pulled on
that end, and Smith went up. The
party, save one, rode away. leayingt
Smith dancing in air.
That one, making an excuse, stayed
behind and cut Smith down before he
had expired.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-11
LOVE ATFIRsT SIGHT.

Is It was not o word,
It was only a look
From your eyes, true and clear
As the wild mountain brook
a look OF such love,
OF such ownership, too,
Forgot there was any one living but you
None saw it but me-
But it beamed from y our eyes.
Swift, sweet into NINE
Like an Alpine sunrise,
With strange, trembling joy
Was my heart thrilled all through
as it struggled in vain 'gainst the rapture
so new.
Itwas not word,
It was only a look!
But easy to read
As a printed book;
So tender, so mastering.
Without touch or tone,
ut caught me, it held me, and made me
your own.
Anon.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-01
Sorghum Growing,

The sorghum patch must not be overlooked. Every farmer should ralSee noush to at least supply lis family with good article ot syrup for the year, and to spare. In planting prepare the soil h" deep blowing and thorough har- Towing until the soil iS quite mel low; then mark it off in rows about three and one halt'feet apart, drill the seed in the furrow and cover lightly. After lhe plants are well np, or say three inciics high, thin oui lo our ntalk for say, each twelve or iiileen inches. Cnlti- Natt it as you do corn, keeping the plants free from weeds and grasS.-- Rural X Worknan.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-01
ssssssssss-sas AGRICULTURAL.
Cultivation of Crops.

With all the changeable climatic conditions that the farmer has to contend with, il becomes very es- sential that he act well his part; that is. that he use all reasonable efforts to secure the best measure of success. Real suecess in any business can only be obtained by means of diligent labor. Success in the making of crops, cannot be expected, unless proper attention is paid 10 every step required to be taken, from the breaking of the soil to the harvesting ot the same. Any kind of labor is best done that is well done. Satisfactory results can hardly be expected 'h the growth ot crops upon a soil that IS but halt plowed, d cohdl, ton which is sometimes q result from hurried efforts. The plow- ing should be carefully and well done, or else the subsequent steps of planting and cultivation will be much more laborious than would otherwise be necessary. If ma nure or fertilizer is to be added, that should be thoroughly done, by incorporating evenly with the soil. The planting too, should be attended to as though upon its careful performance success hing ed: and above all let the subse- quent cultivation be thorough. The effect of tillage IS wonderful upon the growing crop, so great that it came to be a maxim that "Tillage is nature.' Tlllage be- comes necessary in all cultivated crops to prevent the growth of weeds aud a consequent diversion of fertility. No farmer can afford to plan and plant and then leave d crop 10 he checked or retarded in growth by the presence of weeds. Repeated trials have fully demon strated the marked advantage re. sulting from careful cultivation, of the tillage of crops, and it's proper observance cannot be too strongly urged. .-Wm. II. 1eo- mans in Mississippi Valley Far, mer,
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-01
Raising Ponies and Donkeys.

The farmer who proposes to succeed must raise on his farm those varieties of stock and pro- ducc most marketable and best adapted to his situation. On low, rich alluvial land it would not pay to breed small stock. Broken, rugged hill sides, with short, sweet pasture in summer and nat ural protection in winter, or for est land, with occasional open glades for grazing, are best adap- ted to raising ponies and donkeys; land incapable of adequate sup port for horses or cattle affords all the hardy little creatures require for fully eight months of the year. During the remaining four months some sweet upland hay, placed under shelter, and a most moder- ate-it would be safe to say, a ,scanty-ration of roots and d hand ful of bruised corn or oats, given at noon and so placed that all the herds shall fare alike, will bring out the ponies of Shetland, Emoor or Iceland in full health and vigor, at the end of severe winter. The land over which ponies range should be freely supplied by na- ture with clear running water; 1T not, the herds will not scatter, but will, especially in winter, remain close and in the neighborhood of their water supply, The keep which should be abundant tor po- nies would be an excess of luxury for dunkeNS. These much.ahused yet interesting beast seem to thrive on haniN hips they are natives ot hot countries, still they are easily acclimatcd; under the weeping skies of Ireland they flourish, and in few generations increase ill size and stuhhnrnneSS: iu Africa their lot iS one ut endless drudg- cry, hard knocks and light keep, The dangers winch beset the lives of ponies and donkeys m the U. $. of America. are very opposite to those in other lands: here the sys- tenn of forcing prevails; this would
 result in developing size and pro. dneing a less hardy animal than the parents were American Az riculturist for June.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-01
Girls Friendships.

Among the Joys oI girlhoou ID friendship, which. though often augled at as absurd and missish, is. nevertheless, very sweet. Most girls, even if they have sisters. have some special friend to whom they VOW devotion, write voluml- nous letters when they are apart, and for whom they contrive all sorts Ot little presents, more or less useful or ornamental. If the friend is ordinarily good girl, this affection is beneficial to both par ties. takes each little out of her own small circle as well as out of herself. and widens her horizon. l l. is o ften very pure and nnselfish. and, especially between girls who never marry, endures as long as they live.
 But there comes a time when, to use the ordinary phrases a girls education is finished, when books are somewhat laid aside, ond she become young lady at large. free to follow her own bent if she has one, and generally disposed to see all she can of the world. A wholesome-natured girl is ready for any thing. and takes the goods the gods provide' with all slm- plicity. She enjoys a country ramble thoroughly, trips along with feet as light as her heart, plays vigorously at lawn tennis when she has the opportunity, reads the books and sees the pict- ures of the day, and adds wonder, fully to the brightness ofthe home i circle. She is her fathers pride, 1 her mothers vice.regent and her brothers 'chum." This is the halcyon time of life. when inno- cent pleasures have not begun to pail, and when the future is rosy with the sunshine of love and hap. piness. Our Mary. critical about her appearance, detects the small
 est approach to a misfit in her 1 frocks. and is somewhat difficult to please in the matter of hats and bonnets. It is quite natural that she should wish to look her best, and if a lover comes along
 who sees in her
 'Hi. Heaven born eve, on whose unsullied brow
 1 The shadow of the shining never came.
 and she reciprocates his feeling, a new world opens before her, and her parents live their own youth over gain as they feel that the new love only deepens old ones. and draws all natural ties closer. This is as it ought 10 be, and a wise lover, knowing that a dutiful daughter makes good wife, will rel Oice to see it, and congratulate himself on having won the heart who so winsOmely answers to the sweet name of Mary.-Cassel's 1 Family Magazine.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-01
Florida's Singular River.

One of the features of St. Johns river, Florida, something remark = ably strange. if not an actual pug
 gle to Photographers. If has been ascertained by actual scientific survey that the surface of the va ter at it's mouth is only three feet, six inches lower than what it is two hundred and fifty miles above. In another word, that the river has but an average fall of less than the sixth of an inch to the mile.
 Another singular fact, worthy of consideration: It has a course taking it's mamy meanderings into accOunt--of etween three and four hundred iles.-Iet it's source is hot more than twelve miles from the shore Oi the same ocean into which it empires itself. Some of its { tributaries, yet uneX- plored, may be found 10 have their heads still nearer the sea.
 The current of the stream is of the most sluggish kind, scarcely ever eNceeding q mile to an hour, aud often so sta"taut that the lrav veler may think himself upon an island lake. It's great breadth m many places quite a league, lends to thls delusion; which in- deed is not altogether delusion since instead of river. it might be justly regarded as d series of lakes. with a slight difference of elevation, flowing into one anoth- CT. Some of its more open eXpans are so characterized, having these names given 10 them. The princi. pal, as also the most celebrated is Lake George, nearly one hun dred and fifty miles from it's mouth. Further up are Lakes .Iessup, Monroe and Harne, with many others that have lately been plac ed upon maps.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-01

An english experimenter finds that, contrary 10 general opinion, a growth of lry over d house rem dero the interior entirely free from moisture; the ivy extracts every possible particle of moisture from wood, brick or stone for It's own suStenancr. by means of the tiny roots, which work their way into even the hardest stone.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-01
WHAT AILsT!!E EATICN?
The Average Lcngi.i of Life De. crossing Not Pest .cnce- Not Fam.iie-h.! our
 nWn Eanii.
own Fault.

own Fault.
 MODERN COOKING AND MoD- ERN LIVING have brought 1t on. It comes upon Us nna- wares. The patients have pains about the chest an'! sides, and sometimes in the back. They feel dull and sleepy; the mouth has a bad taste, espcci- ally in the morning. A sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth. The appetite IS poor. There is feeling like a heavy load on the stomach: sometimes a faint, all-@one sensation at the pit of the stomach which food does not satisfy. The eyes are sunkcn, t}e hands and feet become cold and feel clammy. After a while a cough sets in, at first dry, but after a few months 1t is at tended with greenish colored expectoration. The patient feels tired all the while, and sleep does not seem to afford any rest. After a time he be- comes nervous, irritable and gloomy, and has evil forebod' ings, There is n giddlness, q sort of whirlinc >rnsat!on in the head when rising up sud denly. The ho,vels bcconn costive; the skin is dry aRl hot at times: the hloo arcomes thick and st;,..nart: the whites of the eyes ',ayu,il,: tn-.ed with yellow; the kidney <, crctions becomes scanty ami ] rh col ored, deposlrlng Il s. ..mrnt after stand,... ItDi!: l, ire Gucntly a spltting up of the food, sometimes with T sour taste and so.nellnrr@ tn a swedish taste; thS iS ire quently attended N'th palpi- tation of ihe heart and Asth- matic symptoms; Che l,loi ie- comes impaired, with spots be- fore the eyes; there k feel ing of great pros .atlon and weakness. All ef lhrse eynp- toms are in turn present. It is thought that nearly onc-h; i of our oopulnt'on has this d's- ease in rincof lls Nniind forms. Shaker Extract of Rmis (N gels Syrrlp> clral scs the t,r- ments .. liiv D.gcstlvcorgan> 70 , as to convert the teud wocat ,r'o form that will give noulish- ment to the feeble body, and good health Is the consequence. The effect of this remedy IS simply marvellous. Millions upon ;u.ons of bottles have been so.d ill thls country, and the testimonials i,i favor of its curative powers are over' whelmine. Hundreds of so- called diseases under various names are the result of indi- ge-tion, and when this one trouble is removed the other diseases vanish. for they are but symptoms of the real malad,v.
 Testimonials from thousands of people speaking highly of its curative properties prove this beyond q doubt. Sold by J,,,o.oe;st,
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-01

\ pretty girl turned mp her nose at her poor but deserving lover. and it froze in that position.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-01
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-30
How She Caught Him.

Say my dear why are you so.late getting
home this evening SAID a wife Of one Of our
young lawyers the other evening as she
met HIM at the gate.
What time did you leave your office!
At $3.50 as usual said he with an air Of
supreme innocence prevailing his ursoph-
isticated couutenance. All at $3.50 indeed.
said she. Then where have you been all
the while since you left your office. See
It's now nearly oh II have been
down TO c. V. Walters urug store drinking
that delicious ice cream soda AMI smoke
ing those heavenly Electric cigars. Oh,
what a nice boy you are; why can't you
take mey
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-30
THE b. & O. NOT ON TRADE.

BALTIMORE, July 30.-lIamilton 81
Co., Mr.. CARROTS confidential bankers
issue semi-ofllcial statement Of the
late B. & 0. deal in which they say
that there never was auy possibility
of Mr.. Garrett parting with the tele-
graphic property to Mr.. Gould. Tho
story combination of telegraphers to
purchase the property is also denied.
Mr.. Garrett his described as having
the best of the Wall street finances as
he holds S1s,OOO,OOO Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and Dayton stock and $3,000,000
in cash.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-30
Mrs. Stcrchi.

Mrs. John Sterchi, who was so badly
burned in attempting to kindle fire with
coal oil recently will be confined to her bed
months at least. An effort is being made to
get her into the Woman's Home, the fire.
mems association paying the expenses. The
reason for placing her at the Home is on ac-
count of the care she can receive at this
worthy institution, and because Mr. Sterchi
as member Of the fire department, must
necessarily be away from home major
part of the time. Certainly the managers
of the home will not hesitate to admit her.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-30
ARRESTED FOR TRAIN ROB
BING.
Tor prob

PorrsvILLE, Pa, July 30.--Some-
time ago Benjamin and Aaron Nuss'
of Catawissa, brothers, brakemen and
conductor, respectfully, on a freight
ON the Catawissa division of the
Philadelphia and Reading road were
arrested charged with robbing freight
cars. They were held in $1,000 bail
for trial. Yesterday Aaron called on
Supt. Swergert in Philadelphia, and
offered $4,000 to settle the case. The
offer was promptly refused and he re-
turned to Catawessa, where both
brothers wcro re.arrcsted and their
bail increased on account ofthe discov-
cry of further robberics in which they
were implicated. They were unable
to obtain bail and were locked up.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-30
RAILWAYCRASH.
TEE WELL MURDER MYSTERY.
THE SHAH OF PERSIA ON A
four.
The Waco Examiner Reported for Pro-
hibiti0n.
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollar Inheritance.
United Press Dispatches to Herald.

United Press Dispatches to Herald.
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION
CONCORD, N. H., July S0.-A fright
full accident occurred on the Heokset
branch of the Concord railroad this
morning. The up accommodation
train reported 9 minutes late and
comes via the Suncook branch. The
mixed train from Pittsville was on
time and started south from Suncook
to Hookset to connect with the noon
train. The Pittsville train was on
the siding short distance this side
of Hookset where the passenger train,
by reason of misplaced switch, ran
into the siding and crashed into the
locomotive Of the mixed train. Both
engines are badly wrecked, as are the
baggage and mail cars of the pas.
senger train, and many Of the freight
cars. The engeneers and tiremen of
both trains had time to jump and es-
cape unhurt. George French, ex-
press messenger, and Frank Kearney,
brakeman OF the mixed train, were
instantly killed. There are number
of injured. A relief train has been
sent from the city with surgeons, and
wrecking train has gone to clear the
track. A later report puts the num-
Der killed outright, at Sur.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-30

everywhere welcomed and treated
with the consideration due to mon.
arch who desires to improve himself,
his country and his people. 4
IT. however, he is coming to Europe
merely for the pleasure 1t would at
ford him to repeat his former OK
ploits it is safe to say that the means
will be found to convey his August
Majesty, he information that his de-
parture is more desirable than his
company.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-30
LIBERAL VICTORY.

LONDON, July 3O.-[Copyrighted,
1ss7.l-The Liberals have scored an
other victory in the election which
took place in the Forest of Deandec
Division of Gloucester, yesterday
Mr.. Samuelson, Gladstonian, received
1926 votes, against 27S6 cast for Mr.
Wyndham, Conservative. This seat
was won in the last election by a Glad.
stonian, but his vote was only 1882
Thus a gain of 4O4 votes is shown for
the Liberals.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-30
THE SHAH'S EUROPEAN TOUR:

THE SHAH'S EUROPEAN TOUR:
LONDON, July 30.-[Copyrighted
1871 The news that the shah of
Persia is contemplating another visit
to Europe has sent chill of horror
down the spines ofthc royal and i'm
perial residents of the various con-
tinental capitals and resulted with
vivid clearness their former expert
ence with that sloveAly monarch.
Visions of palaces turned into pig
stys rise up before thom and the
prospect of another visitation Of
Hasredden with the almost absolute
certainty of a second time witnessing
his unbridled indulgence in his senin-
ish propensities turns them fairly
sick with disgust. It is just possible
that the shah's manners have improv-
ed since he availed himself of the OPP
portunity Of abusing European hospi.
tality few years ago, but
the chances are that they
have not. The comments of the Euro
pean press upon his disgusting be-
havior at that time reached the
Teherap. There is no doubt but that
there was man in the Persian capi-
tai fool-hardy enough to impart the
gist OF the journalistic structures upon
his majesty's coniucl to his master.
II he is coming to Europe TO seri-
ously steady the various industries of
the continent instead OF throwing
champagne bottles through plate
glass windows, soiling Turkish carpets
and otherwise disporting himself like
a hog out for holiday, he will be
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Prohibition in West Dallas.

To the Herald.
w. B. Gano addressed large and
appreciative audience last night at
Mount Airy. Mr.. Gano began with
the rise Of corporations in England.
showing that they necessarily tend
to oppression and impoverishhcnt of
the masses, Coming down to tho
present time, he proved to every
thoughtful mind, that the people of
Texas were helping to build up the
most powerful and dangerous corpora
the world ever saw, meaning the Brew
ers and distillers association of the
United States. 1t has been our
privilege during this campaign to
hear some of our best speakers, but
for power of argument and thought
and generous bearing to the opposi-
ton, Mr.. Gano has no peer.
After Mr.. Gano had finished his
discourse, our representative to the
Legislature, the Hon. j. G. M.
Strong, explained to the audience five
other amendments that are TO be vot-
ed on at the same time the prohibition
amendment is to be submitted to tho
people of Texas.
Respectfully,
II. G. II.